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Google’s 2022 Plans are to Connect It All, Including Android Phones and Windows PCs

Kellen January 5, 2022 22

Google laid out its plans for a number of new features coming to its ecosystem of devices and operating systems this year, a lot of which is focused on connecting them all or making setup easier. Whether you have an Android phone and an Android TV or a Chrome...

Chrome for Android Gets Price Tracking, Google Lens Shopping

Kellen December 16, 2021 4

Google Chrome is picking up a couple of sweet features on Android this week that would have been super handy a few weeks ago...before we all had our holiday shopping done. Hey, better late than never! The first big feature is price tracking through Chrome on...

Chrome on Android Gets a Sweet Little RSS Reader

Kellen October 8, 2021 13

Google tried to kill off RSS several years ago when they cancelled Google Reader to the dismay of countless internet users. We've survived with services like Feedly, but RSS has never really been the same without Google being a big part of the experience....

Chrome Beta Gets the Material You Color Treatment

Kellen September 3, 2021 3

Material You is the focus of all app updates from Google it seems, with Android 12 on the way. Every time another major Google app gets an update, seeing that app take on Material You's "personal signal" wallpaper color theming is a fun little game. Chrome...

Chrome Gets Live Caption, One of Android’s Best Features

Kellen March 18, 2021 4

Google first introduced Live Caption to Android phones starting with the Pixel 4 and Android 10. The feature was a game-changing addition, as it brought real-time captions from any video playing on a phone from any app. It's amazing as an accessibility option...

Chrome Update Makes It Faster Than Ever, Crash Less

Kellen March 12, 2021 10

In the latest Chrome update for Android (v89), Google says it found a way to dramatically speed up start-up times with a new tab trick and that they were able to repackage it in a way that sees it crash far less and use less memory. The big thing here are...

Chrome’s “Preview” Tab Option is So Freakin’ Good

Kellen March 11, 2021 23

Rarely do we find new features introduced to an app that can be a game changer or truly useful. It's 2021 and everything in mobile is so mature and so many ideas have been solidified that companies often seem lost when it comes to finding new ones. But Chrome...

Chrome Switches Its Release Cycle for First Time in a Decade

Kellen March 4, 2021 6

Google Chrome releases will soon arrive more frequently than ever. In an announcement this morning from the Chromium blog, Google said that they are updating the Chrome release schedule for the first time in over a decade. For a cool 10+ years now, Chrome...